- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: June 09, 2009
- Total Downloads: 24,787,356
- Downloads last week: 26,981
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 3035 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 07, 2008
For those who like their customization in-house, the Avant Browser's latest update might appeal to you. Built on an IE-rendering engine, Avant takes off in a different direction--IE if it were being produced by a small firm instead of Microsoft.
The browser is sufficiently fast, preloaded with two dozen similar skins as well as tabbed browsing and modular toolbars that let you move around and hide the Status bar, Toolbar, Search window, and navigation controls. The Menu bar, though, is counterintuitively pinned to the upper-right corner, and icons for proprietary functions, such as an in-page search term highlighting toggle, aren't instantly comprehensible.
Avant can save personalized data online, making bookmarks and form content accessible from any machine. Around the same size as Firefox, Avant includes many features that are available to Firefox users only through plug-ins--such as automatic form fillers. The Full Screen view autohides all menu bars, a nice touch, but certain plug-ins--notably Flash--didn't work on Windows Vista.
Avant is a good browser with some nice built-in features and interface-customization options, but the lack of extensibility and Vista problems don't help. We recommend it to users who want a Microsoft-based engine but think that Internet Explorer 7 is a pain.
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Publisher's description
From Avant Force :Avant Browser allows users to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously and to block all unwanted pop-up pages and Flash ads automatically. The integrated cleaner helps users clear all traces and maintain privacy. The built-in Yahoo and Google search engines enable users to search for Web pages, images, groups, directories, lyrics, software, and news on the Internet. Avant Browser provides options for blocking the download of Flash media, pictures, video, sounds, and ActiveX components, so users can efficiently use their bandwidth and speed up page loading. All opened pages can be stopped, refreshed, closed, or arranged with one click. It also comes with built-in RSS reader. Its similar Web sites bar displays Web sites, which are related to the opened Web pages.
Version 11.7 build 35 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version:
Improved installation package.
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User reviews of Avant Browser 11.7 build 35
- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 3035 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 35
Pros: I fouund that there were no benefits to use Avant Browser
Cons: Sluggish and slow. Couldn't get it to operate very well. Not a good substitue for any of the browsers I use now, including internet explorer.
Summary: I'll stick with Firefox. Even though Internet Explorer is flawed and isn't even my first of second choice when it comes to browers I would choose it over Avant Browser any day.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 35
Pros: This is the worst browser ever
Cons: Never download this sh** . Its damn slow
Summary: So bad I hate this with all my heart
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 35
Pros: nothing! i cant even browse any of the sites.
Cons: it is so slow! dammit! whats wrong with this? and you still have to log in.
Summary: DO NOT DOWNLOAD
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 35
"Customeizeable, more reliable than new IE8 release!"
Pros: It has features pulling from IE and Mozilla. Like the "Best" of both browsers. Way to Go!
Cons: Doesn't annihalate IE from the disk drive.
Summary: I like the product because it is stable, has more customizability than IE, and more streamline than Mozilla. Don't get me wrong, I like Bubbly anti monopoly products, but sometimes less is more. Very nice "compact" style for toolbars. And has all th... read more >>
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Avant Browser 11.7 build 35
"A good browser I found in the last month"
Pros: Simple, easy to use and empowering
Cons: Some times it is too many procedure for same process
Summary:
Yessss I like this program because fast and easy to use
Updated on Jul 18, 2009
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